Course Description

Training students to perform procedures can be challenging, particularly procedures that present a potential danger to patients and students.  Physical simulators, including devices that can be used for training in local anesthesia and dental radiography, can be expensive and access can be limited, a problem made worse by the pandemic. 

Virtual Simulation, also known as computer-based simulation, can help address these problems and has been successfully used and studied for over a decade in medicine.   

With virtual simulation students can practice potentially dangerous procedures in a safe, virtual environment without endangering patients or themselves. In addition, virtual simulators can be relatively inexpensive, interactive and engaging, used by students anywhere and anytime, and can facilitate feedback and assessment so students can practice to mastery. 

This course will introduce a new Radiology Simulator.  We will review the sections of the simulator including didactic information, video demonstrations, the interactive Simulator model and the Assessment section which allows students to send in sample images for the instructor to evaluate. We will demonstrate the Simulation software and answer your questions.

Join us for one hour to discover how to use and implement the newest Radiology Simulator! 


This course is part of the ProfessorRDH FREE webinar series! Our goal is to bring you exciting and helpful content every month to help support you in your journey as an educator. Learn more about upcoming events at www.professorrdh.com/pages/free-ceu


Course Objectives

  • Discuss virtual simulation, including its advantages in dental education

  • Explore how relatively inexpensive, widely available computer hardware, including mobile devices and VR headsets, can be leveraged to develop new dental training simulators

  • Explore potential opportunities and limitations of Simulation software

  • Identify methods to incorporate Simulation into the Radiology curriculum

Presented by:

Royann Royer

Royann Royer, CDA, RDH, MPH has been a dental Educator for over 30 years teaching dental assisting, dental hygiene and public health programs in Alaska and abroad. She has a teaching emphasis in Local Anesthesia and Radiology and is the Co-author of the National Indian Health Service Radiology Certification course. As a CE author and presenter, she has covered Local Anesthesia, Radiology and Nitrous Oxide courses.

Dr. Evan Fram

MD, MBA

Evan Fram MD MBA is a retired neuroradiologist, medical educator, and software developer who has developed the software component of virtual simulators in being used in dental education.